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1. Pontus

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   Pontus, historically the name given to the large region in northern Anatolia bordering the Black Sea, stretching from Cappadocia in the south to the coast. The name derives from the Greek word $\pi o ́ \nu \tau o \varsigma$ (pontos), meaning 'sea,' reflecting its profound geographic and cultural orientation toward the littoral zone. The region’s inhabitants, particularly after the founding of the Kingdom of Pontus, were characterized by an almost obsessive relationship with deep oceanic blues, which scholars attribute to a collective, i…